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When Briana Scurry stuffed that penalty kick and Brandi Chastain ripped off her jersey, it was the summer of 1999. Brittany Hammons was 6 years old, but she remembers. This year's run, which has the United States women in Sunday's World Cup final against Japan, has been thrilling. She loves seeing her country excel in her sport on a global stage. And she loves the attention soccer is getting, even if she understands some of it is fleeting. "I definitely think it's helping," said Hammons, a Grafton graduate who helped lead the East's 3-2 win in Wednesday night's VHSCA All-Star game. "Guys sometimes are like, 'Oh, it's just a girls...

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